Here you will find a whole range of recipes incorporating beans from the ancient world to modern times. Just about every civilization and culture has recipes using beans as they can be dried and stored over winter. Beans are also a survival food and an excellent source of protein in conjunction with staples such as maize, wheat, barley, millet etc. For this reason many of the bean recipes given originate in Africa and South America, though I have bean and bean-associated recipes listed here from all corners of the globe.

I am using a fairly broad definition of 'bean' here. Effectively I am including all pulses, raw bean pods, lentils and peas. Basically members of the Fabaceae family of flowering plants that produce pods or seeds that are edible by humans. This included beans such as broad (fava) beans, haricot (navy) beans, cannellini beans, barlotti beans, adzuki beans, haricot beans etc; string beans, mangetout, fine beans (where the unripe pods are edible); peas; and lentils. There are also beans grown primarily for oil extraction (soy beans) and beans that are fermented to to make condiments (such as African locust beans).

In almost all instances, human farming started with grains, but all grains are deficient in the essential amino acid, Lysine (maize is in addition, deficient in tryptophan). This is one of the reasons that despite higher availability of food, the health of the first farmers declined in comparison with their hunter-gatherer antecedents. Legumes are generally deficient in Methionine, but have plenty of lysine. So, if you combine grains and legumes in the diet you have a complete source of amino acids. Interestingly, common nuts are deficient in both Methionine and Lysine, so you would need a diet of nuts, legumes and grains to get complete amino acid intake. This is why, once legumes were introduced to the first farmers' diets, health improved significantly. This is why, all over the world, there is a bean and grain staple that has often led to the rise of major civilizatons (rice and dhal on India; maize and beans in Mesoamerica; wheat or oats/barley and Celtic beans in Europe; sorghum, millet or teff and beans in Africa; rice and beans in Asia).

The recipes given here are sourced from around the world, and give a broad view of bean-based dishes globally. There are also more modern recipes using bean-based flours as a base for gluten-free dishes. Beans also have a very log glycaemic index compared with may other foods so beans and bean flours are excellent for anyone on a low GI diet.

The alphabetical list of all the bean-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 957 recipes in total:

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Koshari (Egyptian lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Liberian Succotash (Corn and Beans)      Origin: Liberia	Mexican Fiesta Dip      Origin: America
Kosheri      Origin: Egypt	Libyan Lamb Couscous      Origin: Libya	Mexican Pork'n'Beans      Origin: American
Kosksu bil-Ful (Couscous with Broad Beans)      Origin: Malta	Lo Sui (Chinese Master Sauce)      Origin: China	Mexican-style Mackerel and Rice      Origin: Fusion
Koushari (Lentils, Macaroni and Rice in Oil)      Origin: Egypt	Loaded Fish Burritos      Origin: Britain	Microwave Curried Bean and Apple Soup      Origin: Britain
Koushry (Rice with Lentils)      Origin: Egypt	Lobio Supi (Red Bean Soup)      Origin: Georgia	Microwave Garam Masala Vegetable Curry      Origin: Britain
Kuru Börülce (Black-eyed Bean Salad)      Origin: Northern Cyprus	Lobio Tkemali (Red Beans with Sour Plums and Balsamic Vinegar)      Origin: Georgia	Middle Easters Falafel (Middle Eastern Falafel)      Origin: Middle East
Kuru Fasulye      Origin: Turkey	Locro Argentino (Beef and Hominy Stew)      Origin: Argentina	Mince Curry with Peas      Origin: South Africa
La Bandera Dominicana (The Dominican Flag)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Locro de Zapallo      Origin: Peru	Minestrone Toscana (Tuscan Minestrone Soup)      Origin: Italy
La Socca      Origin: France	London Particular      Origin: England	Minted Peas      Origin: Britain
Lablabi      Origin: Tunisia	Loubia B'dersa (Algerian Chili)      Origin: Algeria	Miso Soup with Tade      Origin: Japan
Laganophake (Lentil Stew)      Origin: Roman	Loubia bil Luz (Green Beans with Almonds)      Origin: Algeria	Missi Roti      Origin: India
Lahpet Thoke (Burmese Tea Leaf Salad)      Origin: Myanmar	Lychee Spice Smoothie      Origin: American	Missi Roti      Origin: India
Lakhou bissap      Origin: Senegal	M'Baazi      Origin: Kenya	Miyan Wake (Beans soup)      Origin: Nigeria
Lamb Dhan Saag      Origin: India	Macrell wedi'i Grilio gyda Phiwrî Ffa a Garlleg a Iogwrt Bara Lawr (Mackerel Grilled with Broad Bean Puree, Garlic and Laver Bread Yoghurt)      Origin: Welsh	Mochi Pancakes      Origin: Hawaii
Lamb with Red Wine and Chorizo      Origin: Britain	Magaj      Origin: India	Mochi Pancakes      Origin: Japan
Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos	Maharagwe (Spiced Red Beans in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Kenya	Moi-Moi      Origin: Nigeria
Le cassoulet de la mer à la bretonne (Breton seaside cassoulet)      Origin: France	Maharggwe (Vegetables and Beans)      Origin: Burundi	Mongos (Mung Bean Soup with Chorizo and Squash)      Origin: Philippines
Le Koki (Bean Cake)      Origin: Chad	Mahluta Çorbası (Red Lentil Soup)      Origin: Turkey	Montserratian Black Bean Soup      Origin: Montserrat
Le Koki de Cameroun (Cameroonian Bean Cake)      Origin: Cameroon	Makhlouta (All-bean Soup)      Origin: Lebanon	Montserratian Rice and Peas      Origin: Montserrat
Lebanese Hummus      Origin: Lebanon	Makke      Origin: England	Moong Pulao (Mung Bean Pulao)      Origin: Pakistan
Leftover Turkey and Chickpea Curry      Origin: Fusion	Mallow Stew      Origin: Britain	Moongre ki Subzi (Radish Pod and Potato Sauté)      Origin: India
Lenticula (Roman Spicy Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Mandioca com Miudezas (Cassava with Offal)      Origin: Mozambique	Morel Mattar Masala      Origin: Fusion
Lenticula ex sphondylis (Mussels with Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Mangalorean Spinach and Black Eyed Beans Curry      Origin: India	Moro de guandules con coco (Christmas Rice and Pigeon Peas)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Lenticula ex Sphondylis (Lentils and Parsnips)      Origin: Roman	Marinated Tofu Skewers      Origin: Britain	Moroccan Braised Lamb      Origin: Morocco
Lenticulam de castaneis (Lentils and Chestnuts)      Origin: Roman	Markit Ommalah (Chickpea and Lentil Stew)      Origin: Tunisia	Moroccan Chicken Harira      Origin: Morocco
Lentil and Hazelnut Burgers      Origin: Britain	Marrakech Vegetable Curry      Origin: Morocco	Moroccan Chickpea Soup      Origin: Morocco
Lentil Curry with Rhubarb and Sweet Potatoes      Origin: Fusion	Masoor Daal (Red Lentils)      Origin: Bangladesh	Moroccan Harira      Origin: Morocco
Lentil Hashwa      Origin: UAE	Matki Chi Rassa Bhaji (Maharashtrian Style Moth Beans)      Origin: India	Moroccan Lamb Couscous      Origin: Morocco
Lentil Soup      Origin: Britain	Mattar Paneer Curry      Origin: India	Moroccan Vegetable Harira      Origin: Morocco
Lentil, Pasta and Vegetable Soup      Origin: Britain	Mattar Panir      Origin: Britain	Moutchentra (Lentil and Rice Pilaff)      Origin: Cyprus
Les haricots de Paimpol (Pampiol Beans)      Origin: France	Mbaqanga (Bean and Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: South Africa	Moyin-Moyin      Origin: Nigeria
Les Lentilles (Reunion Lentils)      Origin: Reunion	Mesir Wat (Lentil Bowl)      Origin: Ethiopia	Mukimo (Potato and Pumpkin Mash)      Origin: Kenya
Les Pais au Four (Jersey Bean Crock)      Origin: Jersey	Mexican Beef Tostada      Origin: Mexico
Liberian Split Peas      Origin: Liberia	Mexican Crockpot Chili      Origin: American

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